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Geometridae 91a1052 – 6436   Hypomecis amitaria (Guenée, [1858])              Cranberry Spanworm

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: amitaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Fidonia) - MONA 1983: 6436 faxonii (Minot, 1869) (Fidonia) Taxonomic Notes: Hypomecis amitaria (Guenée, [1858]), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Ematurga Lederer, 1853, n. syn. (Murillo-Ramos et al. 2021).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Murillo-Ramos, L., N. Chazot, P. Sihvonen, E. Õunap, N. Jiang, H. Han, J.T. Clarke, R.B. Davis, T. Tammaru & N. Wahlberg, 2021. Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography and diversification patterns of a diverse group of moths (Geometridae: Boarmiini). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 162 107198: 1-10. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.35m; p. 212. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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